There are a bunch of great options depending on light conditions. For sunny days a darker lens in a gray or brown is your best bet but pretty much any tint will work well.
Now, on stormy days things get a little less clear (in more ways than one). Two very popular tints are rose and yellow. Yellow increases visual acuity (which is a fancy way of saying it makes things appear brighter) and rose is best at filtering blue light (blue light is what causes flat light) and thus offers the best contrast. I find, that if it is a darker stormy day or if I am riding more in the trees (where there is less light) then yellow works the best. If it is a brighter day or if I'm not riding in the trees too much then I much prefer rose lenses as they offer the best definition.
By far, the most common lens tint is amber. This is a decent universal tint as it combines red and yellow to create a lens dark enough for a sunny day but offers enough contrast and increased acuity to work well on a stormy day. I find that any "universal" type tint works okay in all conditions but not great in any one condition.
If you can only have one type than amber is a great choice. If you can have two, go for a darker lens for the sunny days and pick either a yellow or rose for those storming days. If money isn't too big a deal Smith as an awesome lens available called the Sensor Mirror. This lens has a great combo of yellow and rose tints with a blue reflective coating that blocks the flat light. This is the best stormy day lens I have ever used.
EDIT: And if by protection you mean UV protection then you don't really need to worry as every goggle made today offers complete UVA and UVB protection, no matter what the tint is.
2006-11-27 12:40:24
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answered by Paul G 5
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It sounds weird but yellow reflects the snow better than any other color. Rose is also a good color. If you want sun sheild though, get black or gray, but if you just want goggles, get a yellow colored lens.
2006-11-27 13:53:19
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answered by snowbaby 5
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2016-12-13 15:27:14
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answered by Anonymous
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